Convergence Energy Services (CESL), a subsidiary of state-run Energy Efficiency Services (EESL), seeks to procure more than 5,000 electric buses in India. The energy transition agency has launched the tender under the Grand Challenge Scheme and targets five major cities. Specifically, CESL wants to buy 5,450 electric solo buses and 130 electric double-deckers and deploy […] More…

National Express Coventry has ordered 130 electric double-decker buses to enter service in Coventry by early 2023. The order follows the city’s targets to go 100% electric by 2025. At present, charging infrastructure is being built at the depots and Pool Meadow bus station. In their communications, neither National Express nor the West Midlands Combined […] More…

French manufacturer Alstom and Deutsche Bahn are now taking passengers onboard Alstom’s first fully approved electric train since this weekend in Baden-Württemberg. Further testing will start in Bavaria on 5 February and run throughout early May on all routes. The real-world application follows prototype test runs that Alstom and Deutsche Bahn had launched in Saxony […] More…

Allego has been awarded 14 more HPC sites on motorways in Flanders. These 14 new sites complement two motorway sites for which Allego was already selected by the Flemish Agency for Roads and Transport in 2020. In the first phase, Allego plans to install two HPC columns and two AC chargers at each of the […] More…

Hybrid cars will be used in the FIA World Rally Championship (WRC) from this year onwards. At the start of the hybrid era at the Rally Monte Carlo, Schaeffler will present the drive system of its subsidiary Compact Dynamics, which will be used as a standard component in the WRC cars. The decision to run […] More…

Redwood Materials, founded by ex-Tesla CTO JB Straubel, plans to start up its anode copper foil production facility at the Tahoe Reno Industrial Center in Nevada in the first half of 2022 and begin shipping to customers. It had already become apparent that Redwood would soon start producing such foils from recycled material. At the […] More…

The US manufacturer Winnebago Industries presented its concept for a future motorhome with electric drive at the Florida RV Super Show. The e-RV Concept is based on the Ford Transit, the drive comes from Lightning eMotors. The e-RV Concept was developed over a period of two years by the company’s Advanced Technology Group. It is […] More…

Cadillac has started pre-series production of its first electric model, the Lyriq, at GM’s Spring Hill assembly plant in the state of Tennessee. The first deliveries of the electric car are expected to take place “in a few months”. Mark Reuss, the president of General Motors, shared this on LinkedIn. “Fifteen months ago, we announced […] More…

The Aachen-based electric car manufacturer Next.e.GO Mobile is planning a stock market listing in the first half of 2022. It is probably not yet clear how the IPO will proceed: Allegedly, both a normal IPO and an SPAC deal are being considered. As reported by the German publication Handelsblatt with reference to several persons familiar […] More…

Britishvolt has secured a £100 million grant from the UK government’s Automotive Transformation Fund for its planned battery cell factory in Blyth, Northumberland. In addition, there is probably a first potential customer. The government funding of the equivalent of 120 million euros clears the way for private financing of 1.7 billion pounds (about two billion […] More…

Frontiers North Adventures offers polar bear watching tours in Churchill in the Canadian province of Manitoba, which used to be done in diesel vehicles. But exploring such a sensitive environment requires a lighter touch than diesel can provide. Now the company is converting all twelve of its Tundra Buggies, which offer space for 40 passengers, […] More…

The Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) and Calstart have received $13 million from the California Energy Commission (CEC) to “jump-start” a high-power charging corridor for medium- and heavy-duty electric trucks in California. The first phase of the Research Hub for Electric Technologies in Truck Applications (RHETTA) project begins this month. Here, the goal is to […] More…

In South Korea, a total of 624 hydrogen buses are to be put on the roads of the port cities of Busan and Ulsan and the province of South Gyeongsang by 2025 as a replacement for buses with combustion engines. The country’s Ministry of the Environment has signed a cooperation agreement to this effect with […] More…

General Motors is planning new commercial applications for its Hydrotec fuel cell technology. In addition to its use in heavy-duty trucks and locomotives, it will also be used in a mobile power generator to help petrol stations offer low-cost DC charging without expanding the grid. In total, GM announces three products in the release: A […] More…

New York Governor Kathy Hochul has announced an addition of more than $12 million to the Drive Clean Rebate program, which provides up to $2,000 on the purchase of an electric vehicle and funding of $2.7 million to local governments to purchase EVs and install charging stations for public use. Together, the consumer rebate program […] More…

Parallel Systems, a company founded by former SpaceX engineers to reimagine the railroad system, has raised $49.55 million in Series A funds to build autonomous battery-electric rail vehicles that move freight. The funds have been raised for the purpose of building a fleet of rail vehicles, executing advanced testing programs and growing the team. The […] More…

Ballard Power Systems has received an order for eight additional 200 kW fuel cell modules to support the expansion of Canadian Pacific’s Hydrogen Locomotive Program from one to three locomotives, with expected delivery in 2022. Including Ballard’s announcement from March 2021, the company will now provide a total of 14 fuel cell modules to Canadian […] More…

Ballard Power Systems has received an order for eight additional 200 kW fuel cell modules to support the expansion of Canadian Pacific’s Hydrogen Locomotive Program from one to three locomotives, with expected delivery in 2022. Including Ballard’s announcement from March 2021, the company will now provide a total of 14 fuel cell modules to Canadian […] More…

Hyundai is cooperating with the US company IonQ, which specialises in quantum computing, to improve future batteries for electric cars. The goal is to optimise the charging and discharging cycles of next-generation batteries as well as their durability, capacity and safety through quantum-driven simulations of battery chemistries. Specifically, the partners want to develop so-called variational […] More…

Danish charging platform Monta has reportedly closed a €15 million Series A funding round. The Copenhagen-based startup plans to use the fresh capital to expand into new markets and double its headcount. The funding round was led by Creandum, a Stockholm-based venture capital firm. Headline is also said to have made a significant investment. Monta […] More…